What are the dangers of mid-term tongue cancer

What are the dangers of mid-stage tongue cancer? Tongue cancer is common among various oral cancers, and each disease will cause some harm. Tongue cancer is a malignant tumor and will cause more harm, especially tongue cancer that has developed to the mid-stage. Not only is the hope of cure reduced, but the harm is also greater. So what are the dangers of mid-stage tongue cancer? Let's take a look.

What are the dangers of tongue cancer?

1. Tongue cancer is often complicated by infection, and in the late stage it is often accompanied by tissue necrosis, hemorrhage, and aspiration pneumonia.

2. Metastasis to the lingual and cervical lymph nodes occurs early and is often limited to the pharyngeal and deep cervical lymph nodes. The root ulcers may also occasionally metastasize to the posterior styloid process and retropharyngeal lymph nodes. A small number of patients may have hematogenous metastasis, often to the lungs.

3. In some cases, the early symptoms of tongue cancer include difficulty in swallowing, aggravated pain when talking and eating, and may spread to the same side of the ear. In the later stage, the tumor infiltrates into the stratum corneum and spreads to the oral cavity, which may limit the movement of the body and even cause constipation, resulting in drooling, and difficulty in eating, causing systemic nutritional disorders.

4. In the early stage of tongue cancer, there are often nodules or swellings at the edge of the tongue. Later, as the disease progresses, ulceration occurs in the center of the lump and spreads to the parenchyma and para-epithelial tissue. The ulceration may appear cauliflower-like, with raised edges and an obvious hard infiltrated mass at the base.

During the treatment, the patient can also sit for a while after meals or take a slow walk every day to increase the patient's appetite, thereby increasing the patient's body resistance. To improve the long-term efficacy of tongue cancer, early detection, early diagnosis, early treatment, and regular follow-up are necessary. If surgery is possible, it is better to have surgery as soon as possible. The treatment effect of auxiliary Chinese medicine is better, which can improve the success rate of surgery, control the development of the disease, eliminate residual cancer cells after surgery, improve people's immunity, appetite, sleep, and quality of life.

The above is what I introduced to you about the dangers of tongue cancer. I hope that patients can recover soon.